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Ubuntu alert USN-1754-1 (sudo)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1754-1 February 28, 2013 sudo vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: Sudo could be made to run programs as the administrator without a password prompt. Software Description: - sudo: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users Details: Marco Schoepl discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled time stamp files when the system clock is set to epoch. A local attacker could use this issue to run Sudo commands without a password prompt. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: sudo 1.8.5p2-1ubuntu1.1 sudo-ldap 1.8.5p2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: sudo 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.4 sudo-ldap 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 11.10: sudo 1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.2 sudo-ldap 1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: sudo 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.6 sudo-ldap 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.6 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: sudo 1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.10 sudo-ldap 1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.10 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1754-1 CVE-2013-1775 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.5p2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.6.9p10-1ubunt... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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